Sen. Joe Manchin fuels rumors of a third-party 2024 presidential bid

“We’re not taking anything off the table,” Manchin said when asked if he is considering running for president on a No Labels third-party ticket. He added that he will determine “next year” whether or not to run.

No Labels is a nonprofit working to put a “unity” ticket on the 2024 ballot, and hosted the town hall to promote its “common sense” policy platform.

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Manchin addressed concerns that the No Labels idea was designed to play spoiler to a Biden re-election bid. “I’ve never been in any race I’ve ever spoiled,” Manchin said during the event. “I’ve been in races to win. And if I get in a race, I’m going to win.”

“We’re here to make sure the American people have an option, and the option is can you move the American political parties off their respective sides. They’ve gone too far right and too far left,” said the West Virginia Senator.

In a separate interview with CNN Monday night, Manchin hit his party’s leader, saying Biden has “been pushed too far left,” but “has the strength to fight back.”

His criticism of former President Donald Trump was over Trump’s response to the 2020 election loss. “One thing about the political process: when the race is over and the people have spoken, you move on,” Manchin said.

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican, also spoke at the town hall. “If we end up in 2024 with the same nominees that we did in 2020, is that the definition of insanity or what?” Huntsman, who also served as former Trump’s ambassador to Russia — and former President Barack Obama’s ambassador to China — remarked.

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Manchin also faces a reelection challenge next year for his senate seat.